im a wee bit confused now. yes, of course locknuts are better than using loctite. i thought we (or he) were talking about worn out lock nuts...actually i forget what i was thinking...but anyway, as far as i know, loctite cost about 5-10 bucks, and can last a long time if you use it wisely and dont over due things and use it when its not necesary. now..what I would do is instead of taking off the locknut material stuff that makes a lock nut a lock nut, id just put a drop of thread lock on the axle and put he nut on as is..can KINDA use it again..but i get your point..i thought you meant buy a new nut everytime one starts to come off which if i think is because of the side the nut is on, then that would get ppretty pricey after a week. ah well.......oh yea, and for me, a set of nuts costs i think about 5 bucks..yea....overpriced hobby shop..